Reviving an Old Bogeyman

Some 42 candidates vying for seats in Yogyakarta's provincial legislative council are allegedly "environmentally unclean". Is PKI alive and well in Central Java?

January 27, 2004

A STACK of documents has caused quite a commotion in Yogyakarta. The documents came from the chief of the Pamungkas Military Regional Command (Korem 072/Pamungkas) and were accompanied by an introductory letter signed by the Korem intelligence chief.

It was no ordinary letter. The documents cite the names of 42 legislative candidates from 12 local political parties who, according to military records, were involved, either directly or indirec

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